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'Bon Silène' rose Description
'Bon Silène (Tea, Guerin 1834)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of AmiRoses
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink Tea.
Registration name: Bon Silène (Tea, Guerin 1834)
Origin:
Bred by Félix Guérin (France, 1834).
Introduced in Australia by Heyne's Nurseries Pty. Ltd. in 1900 as 'Bon Silène'.
Class:
Tea.  
Bloom:
Salmon-pink, blush shading, ages to cherry-red .  Moderate, tea fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).  Width: 3' to 8' (90 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
Notes:
The attribution to Hardy seems erroneous - see References.
Similarities to 'Hamon'.
 
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